Sunday Stealing: The Green Meme

It's now Tuesday but better late than never.

1. What is your current obsession? the English countryside!

2. What’s a good coffee place? in front of my pc

3. Who was the last person that you hugged? my son

4. Do you nap a lot? when not sticking my nose on the computer

5. Tonight, what’s for dinner? shrimp balls, fried tuna with kentucky beans and grape juice

6. What was the last thing that you bought? dinner

7. What is your favorite weather? 28 degrees C, clear blue skies

8. Tell us something about one blogger who you think will play this week? she's very busy

9. If you were given a free house that was full furnished, where in the world would you like it to be? definitely in the English countryside!

10. Name three things that you could not live without. my son, internet, my dog

11. What would you like in your hands right now? an assault helicopter

12. What’s one of your guilty pleasures? eating alone at expensive restaurants

13. What would you change or eliminate about yourself? Being not assertive enough sometimes

14. As a child, what type of career did you want? a nun. the habit intrigued me

15. What are you missing right now? the company of cousins my age

16. What are you currently reading? anything on the net

17. What do you fear the most? becoming a bottled pear in Bangkok

18. What’s the best movie that you’ve seen recently? Sense and Sensibility

19. What’s your favorite book from the past year? Harry Potter 7

20. Is there a comfort food from your childhood that you still enjoy? none

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Comments

Improbable Joe said…

Assault helicopter? But where would you park it?

14 April 2009 at 23:03

Hazel said…

in some helipad you are not allowed to know, lol!

15 April 2009 at 09:22

Arlene said…

lingaw zel no?!

nice answers.

15 April 2009 at 16:36

Rumford

The Rumford is a much more efficient way to heat a room than earlier fireplaces....(Wikipedia on Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, designer of tall, shallow fireplaces which are now known as the Rumford, was an Anglo-American physicist known for his investigations of heat)Living in the tropics, I have been in close proximity with only three fireplaces in my life. There was an unused one in the home of my college professor in the Philippines. The other one from which I could feel the heat and see the fire dancing was in a hotel lobby in the Yorkshire Moors. Picture taking was quick. Two old ladies were having tea by it, but that was my first ever real fireplace experience, and I loved it. The latest I have touched is the one in Jane Austen's imaginary Northanger Abbey.
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Q without U

These are words that begin with Q and not followed by U; in random order. Is there anything that's not new to you or have you used some in speech, writing, or word games?

1. qadi - an Islamic judge
2. qat - leaves chewed like tobacco or used to make tea
3. qabala - an esoteric or occult matter
4. qi - circulating life energy in Chinese philosophy
5. qiang - the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Sichuan
6. qepig - 100 qupig equal 1 manat
7. qabalistic - having a secret or hidden meaning
8. qibla - direction of the Kaaba toward which Muslims turn for daily prayers
9. qatari - a native or inhabitant of Qatar
10. qing - the last imperial dynasty of China
11. qaid- Muslim tribal chief
12. qiviut - musk-ox wool
13. qanat - underground tunnel for irrigation

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Sense and Sensibility: 200th anniversary

In 1811 Thomas Egerton of Whitehall, London published Sense and Sensibility. Quick math shows it has been two centuries since Jane Austen became a full-fledged author.

Quite an anniversary, indeed. A celebration, I declare.

Blogs regarding the publication anniversary of this romance novel picture Jane Austen's engagements whilst making the final touches of her manuscript from Sloane Street. In letters to her sister Cassandra, Jane gave accounts of her shopping for muslin, the party that their brother Henry and SIL Eliza gave; mentioned several acquaintances, and referred to her book as S and S.

As a fan I wonder which between sense and sensibility did JA deem more important since she portrayed both attributes equally well. I'm obliged to enthuse over my S & S reading experience. Alas, I only managed fourteen chapters before getting sidetracked by another novel, the very first that JA wrote. I will resume and complete my affair with the celebrant before 2011 ends.

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